: characterized by self-awareness

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The conversation is raucous, self-aware and unexpectedly rueful. Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026 That critical aspect is key to the producer’s self-aware take on the genre. Amanda Cavalcanti, Pitchfork, 31 July 2026 Accountability, resilience, and a willingness to learn are all trademarks of a self-aware and high-performing employee. Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Broad Strokes is less insistently self-aware than other entries in this catalogue, though the same currents are at play within it. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for self-aware

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First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of self-aware was in 1924

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“Self-aware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-aware. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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: characterized by self-awareness
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